Drake Britton vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Drake Britton
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Drake Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Drake Britton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.301 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Drake Britton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drake Britton and Bill Ricks

Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
32.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Drake Britton and Bill Ricks

Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drake Britton and Bill Ricks

Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA